Announcements

Hello all! Please know the HMP was sent to FEMA for review and approval on Wednesday, November 19th. We will keep you updated on the approval process. Thank you again for your cooperation and participation during this update!

The time has come for you to review the 2014 HMP Draft. The document is attached to this post as well as available under the "Library" tool below. Please have any comments sent to us or prepared by the Public Hearing on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. The Public Hearing will take place in the Meeting Room of the Butler County Emergency Services Building (120 McCune Drive, Butler, PA 16001).

All documents are from the August 27th meeting have been uploaded to the Library tool. You will find the presentation and for municipalities interested in creating new mitigation actions, the form is available as well. Also, if you needed a digital copy of the NFIP worksheet they are available. The word document has them in alphabetical order, so make sure you scroll through to find your correct municipality!

Hello all! As a reminder Wednesday, September 10, 2014 from 12 p.m.-8 p.m. is your last chance to meet with Rachael Richter to participate, ask any last minute questions, and return your National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) worksheet. She will be at the Butler County Emergency Communications Center (120 McCune Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Also, if you have any additional edits to make concerning your community's mitigation actions this will be it.

As a reminder, for the August 27th meeting at 6:00 p.m. we will be going over Butler County's 2010 Hazard Mitigation Plan's goals, objectives, and actions. Using the "Library" link, an excel file is available under the "August 27th Meeting Documents" folder to view the 2010 Plan's mitigation goals, objectives, and actions (last sheet) we will be revising. Feel free to look at it prior to the meeting. Also, a map is available for anyone unfamiliar with the Butler Community College campus.

Butler County has scheduled its next meeting for the Hazard Mitigation Plan update. This meeting will evaluate the 2010 plan goals and begin to develop the 2014's mitigation actions and techniques. Also, please to remember to bring your completed Capability Assessment Survey and Risk Assessment if you did not finish them at the August 13th meeting.

Butler County has scheduled its first public meeting for the Hazard Mitigation Plan update! This meeting will evaluate the dangerous and costly risks facing the County. This step is critical to establishing an effective plan to mitigate those risks. All are welcome!